Ca.sa.per.di.da

noun

Definition: A feeling of anxiety that your house will be lost as a result of a torrential storm or event related to climate change.

 

Usage: I am unable to sleep at night as I am overwhelmed by a nagging sense of casaperdido.

Origin: Kevin Arrow, Florida, 2015

Compound of  Casa (Spanish: house)

Perdido (Portuguese: loss)

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